Mahl \u2014 a special-operations officer whose duties included helping to provide security for Trump, Vice President JD Vance<\/a> and other officials \u2014 sent sexually explicit messages and nude photos to the undercover investigator, including a \u201csexually suggestive\u201d pic from the couch in his work office, authorities said.<\/p>\n The 23-year Metropolitan Police Department veteran even shared a picture of him in DC police uniform sitting in his cruiser, according to charging documents viewed by the outlet.<\/p>\n The creepy cop was unconcerned about making his identity known to the imposter teen, revealing he was a DC police<\/a> lieutenant with 23 years on the job and worked in the special-events branch, according to the MPD.<\/p>\n He eventually gave out his phone number, which Harford County Sheriff\u2019s Office Detective Christopher Sergent was able to link to Mahl.<\/p>\n The disgraced lieutenant repeatedly mentioned how \u201cNate\u201d was \u201cyoung and inexperienced\u201d during their conversations and asked him if he was a sophomore in high school.<\/p>\n In one particularly skin-crawling exchange, Mahl wrote that he wished \u201cit was 2\/11\/27 sooooo bad,\u201d a reference to the date he believed to be the boy\u2019s 16th birthday, at which age he\u2019d reach the age of consent in Maryland, the documents stated.<\/p>\n Mahl did occasionally express fears he could \u201cget in trouble\u201d for carrying on with the boy and was seemingly aware of how it could impact his career.<\/p>\n \u201cI have it all to lose,\u201d he said in an apparent moment of self-reflection, according to the documents.<\/p>\n The conversations grew more sexually charged as the weeks progressed. Mahl allegedly sent \u201cseveral explicit images of his body,\u201d and eventually asked the detective posing as the child to send a picture of his penis and \u201cnaked self.\u201d<\/p>\n The detective allegedly arranged to meet up with Mahl in Abingdon, Md., on April 14, with the undercover saying his parents would be out of town.<\/p>\n Mahl took the day off from work and was arrested Tuesday afternoon when he showed up at a Holford County, Md., address he was told was the boy\u2019s house, authorities said.<\/p>\n An MPD rep called the allegations \u201cextremely disturbing\u201d and \u201cin direct contrast to the values of \u2026 the Metropolitan Police Department,\u201d pledging an internal investigation once the criminal investigation is complete.<\/p>\n![\"Sgt.](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sgt-matthew-mahl-d-c-125982405.jpg\")
Matthew Mahl, 47, was part of a division tasked with helping to safeguard the president and vice president. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/p>\n![\"Mugshot](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/matthew-mahl-washington-d-c-125982407.jpg\")
Mahl is being held without bond on the charges until his next court date, scheduled for May 15. Harford County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n